We hope you enjoyed the Thanksgiving break! Check out the Read & Watch sections for information that’ll expand your understanding of Thanksgiving. With Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa in December, make a point to explore shops and services owned by People of Color. Find shops here, restaurants here, or grab a drink at Roundhead Brewing Company in Hyde Park. This new destination is the first Latino-owned brewery in Massachusetts and owned by a Day family!
Please scroll down for additional meaningful, educational, and entertaining experiences for you and your family to LISTEN, DO, READ, & WATCH!
-Your Day FORJ Committee
LISTEN:
How to Not (Accidentally) Raise a Racist- On this episode of The Longest Shortest Time, podcast host Hillary Frank is joined by Dr. Brigitte Vittrup, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Development and Education at Texas Women’s University to share her research on children’s racial attitudes and how parents influence those attitudes with a focus on white parents talking about race with their kids.
White Guilt and Other Crazy Sh*t – On this episode of The Longest Shortest Time, podcast host, Hillary Frank, continues the conversation about race with writer Eula Biss. The episode explores “how to talk to kids about race and racism, especially when you’re uncomfortable talking about it with grown-ups (and) unpacking the complicated forces inside our heads that hold us back.”
DO:
Tuesday, December 6, 7:00-8:30 pm, online, free - Making the Invisible Visible: Asian Americans in Public Education hosted by Citizens for Public Schools. “A panel of Asian American researchers, educators, parents, and former students will share their experiences and perspectives, revealing unseen and unheard difficulties that Asian Americans face in public schools.” Register Here.
READ:
I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America by Tyler Merritt. “By turns witty, insightful, toughing, and laugh-out-loud funny, I Take My Coffee Black paints a portrait of Black manhood in America and enlightens, illuminates, and entertains – ultimately building the kind of empathy that might just be the antidote against the racial injustice in out society.”
Rethinking Thanksgiving Toolkit developed by Indigenous Solidarity Network.
WATCH:
Rethinking Thanksgiving: From Land Acknowledgment to Landback webinar organized by members of these organizations: Tonatierra, American Indian Law Alliance, NDN Collective, Indigenous Solidarity Network, Catalyst Project, Showing Up for Racial Justice & Resource Generation
If you are interested in getting involved with Day FORJ to help build an anti-racist community or if you’d like publicize any future events, recommend videos, movies, podcasts, or books, please email forj.faday@gmail.com.
FORJ Mission: To build an antiracist city. Educating families, schools, community members, and civic leaders through education, action, and systemic reforms. Empowering residents to stand up for racial justice and build a network of support for racial equity.
Check out forj.org or www.facebook.com/FORJNewton to learn more about FORJ Newton. To receive the monthly, district-wide, FORJ email that includes information about lectures on race and diversity, discussion groups, community events, and Newton Public Schools updates, please email forjnewton@gmail.com.
